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• CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 5200 Dover Center Road • North Olmsted, Ohio 44070 w.- Phone: 777-8000 Ext. 232 Fax: 777-5889 CIVIL SERVICE MEETING MINUTES: January 24, 1994 PRESENT: Chairman Jim Hines, Commissioners Lois Zolar, Glenn Marks, Secretary Tracy Ice GUESTS: Mr. Gundy, Ron Wilamosky, Chief Sefcek, George Ruple MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING.APPR`OVED„ASr„READ. OLD BUSINESS The Radio Dispatcher test' was given on January 17,T1994 at 7:00 pm at the N. Olmsted'"Community Cabin --Glenn Marks.adminis,tered the test and IPMA furnished the test. We, expected 3`5`canddates but only 28 showed up • At the end`�of=;our meeting, the Commission set the passing score for the Dispatcher test at 70. The envelopes were then,,.opened. There were 3 candidates who failed thisto°stmand 25 passed. The,,re'sults went out to the candidates on January 27;;r'-1 94 The Commission-ishoping to'give the>:w.Entry Level Police Exam. on �+ Tuesday,= March 29, 1994:at 7 OO:pm at the Nor h Olmsted High School. A new testing company, Standard and Associates ifrom Clicaga, will provide ;:'the test and Jim Hines will;administe-t the exam -'and St. John and West,Shore. will, ---give the agility` test There will be thumb printing done before this exam. F. The Commission,uwill send Mike Gareatr=a letter; asking -if he sees a problem if�we limit the amount of candidates to."take this Police test to the first, 20,0 ap0.plications ' returned. The appl=ica,t'ions will need to be returned t°o.,the;'Police Department and stamped inAt the time that the applications are dropped off, the candidate will receive a study guide Chief Sefcek said that.:..for4a ii per-son.to get into the (O.P.O.T.C.) Ohio Pease Officer Training Cotancil program that the candidate must have a Chief sponsor them. Therefore, the amount of candidates with this certification would be limited. Chief Sefcek felt we would be better off to give extra credit for candidates with this certification instead of limiting this test to only those candidates with the certification. The Commission agreed and would like to give 3 points to any candidate who passes the Police Exam. who has Ohio Pease Officer Training Council certification. A copy of this certification must be sent in with the application to receive the 3 points. Mike Gareau will review these two decisions for the Commission from a legal perspective and then will advise the Commission as to whether or not we should do the above. to Chief Sefcek also said that he's been hiring a lot of good employees in the Police Department and he felt that it is due to a good screening process.